This study measures the impact of changes in the income determinants on inequality in the 1990 to 2003 period, in order … determinant factors and changes in income inequality. It is analyzed the role of returns, participation rates, occupational … choices, schooling endowments, subsidies, pensions and household size. The inertia shown by inequality reflects the interplay …

high contribution to overall inequality in relation to its share in disposable income. This applies to Germany and the USA …This paper analyses the contribution of capital income to income inequality in a cross-national comparison. Using micro … West Germany, and the PSID for the USA, we use the factor decomposition method described by Shorrocks (Econometrica 50 …

inequality indicators in Chile for the period 1960-2014. The relationship between episodes of crisis and fluctuations on levels … of inequality are estimated from an event study, finding that they are related to fluctuations in inequality. In addition …, we perform econometric estimates where inequality indicators relate to different macroeconomic variables and educational …

societal income inequality, poverty, polarization and societal segmentation are examined. What emerges for the Eurozone as an … behaviour. However, in the face of increasing overall Eurozone inequality, constituent nations were becoming increasingly …

The article examines the impact of financialization on income inequality between 2004 and 2013, through a panel … demonstrate the existence of individual effects, which means that the level of inequality under examination is influenced … degree of income inequality. An increase in unemployment is accompanied by a rise in the disproportions in the level of …

such a large panel to study income distribution and inequality of household income make empirical results of this study …

High levels of economic inequality may lead to lower economic growth and can have negative social and political impacts … significantly more than previously suggested. Currently, the average Gini index (a common measure) of inequality in Eastern Europe … is about 3 percentage points higher than in the rest of Europe. This rise in inequality was initially driven by …